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| David Jones to Thomas Koenig |
| Re: "Internationalis(z)ing Code - Comput |
| 06 Feb 26 20:48:22 |
From: dajhawk18xx@@nowhere.com
Thomas Koenig wrote:
> Radey Shouman schrieb:
>
> > The size of the integer type was specified to be the same as the
> > size of the real type. The real type need not be 32-bit floating
> > point, but that is certainly the way to bet.
>
> A famous counter-example: Cray's 64-bit REALs.
And the Univac's 36 bit reals.
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